Amazon apparently has some sort of CDNow club -- the number of things you have to buy is much less and I don't think that there is a regular selection. You get about 20% off of their regular prices though. (Or so I understood it when I read the rules. I haven't joined yet.)
I hate to break it to you, oh impotent one, but you're not the big bad anymore, you're not even the kind of naughty.
Xander ,'Showtime'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
sumi - Mar 28, 2005 8:40:07 am PST #7808 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Jon B. - Mar 28, 2005 9:20:37 am PST #7809 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
A reunited Dinosaur Jr. (J./Lou/Murph) are doing a few shows in the UK and Japan [link] but they make their "debut" on CBS' Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday, April 15!
Hayden - Mar 28, 2005 10:06:33 am PST #7810 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I felt like I'd received something better than a Grammy.
Wow. High praise from Pete T.
joe boucher - Mar 28, 2005 11:07:26 am PST #7811 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
High praise from Pete T.
Your reading of Pete's reaction is clearly what he meant, but cynical bastard that I am, had I read "I felt like I'd received something better than a Grammy" out of its context I'd think he was damning it with faint praise.
I found the link to the Petra Haden interview.
Marianne Faithfull was on Fresh Air today. Interesting trivia: her great-(great?)-uncle was Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, author of Venus in Furs, whence the term masochism and the Velvet Underground song; her dancer mother used to see Brecht & Weill all the time when she danced in Berlin; and her father was a British spy.
Hayden, the new High Hat is great. I started reading Phil Nugent's Bush article, but when I realized (a) how absorbing it was & (b) how long it was I decided to print it out for the subway ride home. Looks like a lot of other good stuff, too. It was a long time coming, but I'm glad you kept at it.
Hayden - Mar 28, 2005 12:20:55 pm PST #7812 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Your reading of Pete's reaction is clearly what he meant, but cynical bastard that I am, had I read "I felt like I'd received something better than a Grammy" out of its context I'd think he was damning it with faint praise.
Yeah, I thought it was a funny thing to say, but figured that Pete meant it (and I meant my post to be as ambiguous as the 'compliment'). Which is kinda sad, really. Especially the part about me.
Thanks for the kind words about the High Hat! Nugent's a bad-ass writer. I've been trying to convince him to apply for Pop Matters' thematic columnist spot, which would be 77.4% more prestiguous than writing for the HH.
Interesting stuff about Marianne Faithfull, too.
Lyra Jane - Mar 28, 2005 12:30:45 pm PST #7813 of 10003
Up with the sun
Would there be any interest on starting round 2.0 of the mix trade? I'm thinking something shorter and snappier than msbelle's -- something like, send X copies of your mix plus postage to the contact person, get copies of X other mixes back within two weeks. I'm not sure how we'd do it so everyone got everyone else's mix without it taking a year or costing a fortune in postage -- thoughts?
Alicia K - Mar 28, 2005 12:35:26 pm PST #7814 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
I'd love to participate in something again!
In other news, I would give a toe to be down in San Diego right now, with a ticket in my hand for the opening date of the U2 tour tonight. Am starting to feel squee-age for the upcoming Seattle shows!
I lucked out and scored a cheap single seat for the first Seattle show through eBay. It's almost behind the stage, but it only cost me $41 including shipping. Woot! I may also be getting a GA ticket for the December Portland show from a gal in England. Being at the final show of the tour would be extremely cool indeed!
Hayden - Mar 28, 2005 1:00:05 pm PST #7815 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Something we've tried on PF is to set up a Gmail account and do a quick round robin thematic mix from the comfort of our own homes. This is different in that each person adds a song to a mix with a pre-conceived topic, rather than having a list of topics to create a full mix disc, but it's definitely fast-moving.
Lyra Jane - Mar 28, 2005 1:12:39 pm PST #7816 of 10003
Up with the sun
In other news, I would give a toe to be down in San Diego right now, with a ticket in my hand for the opening date of the U2 tour tonight.
I wouldn't give a toe for that, but i would give one to have been at the dress rehearsal this weekend. Because ... U2! Dress rehearsal! *incoherent squee!*
It sucks that I have to wait until OCTOBER. And I only get to go to one show! Woe is me.
hayden, the Gmail thing sounds intriguing. I don't really use my gmail account -- can they hold a whole bunch of music? How does the trading start?
DavidS - Mar 28, 2005 1:13:49 pm PST #7817 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Something we've tried on PF is to set up a Gmail account and do a quick round robin thematic mix from the comfort of our own homes. This is different in that each person adds a song to a mix with a pre-conceived topic, rather than having a list of topics to create a full mix disc, but it's definitely fast-moving.
Hmm, that sounds like a good idea.